Next month, I’m traveling with my two younger kids to Disney World. We’re staying on-site for one night before going to MVMCP (see this post–yep, YOLO!) On Friday night, I got a call from Disney World on my home land line. The cast member offered me a free pixie dust resort upgrade from a moderate […]

United Mileage Plus Reveals Massive Changes for 2020: United revealed major changes to how you earn elite status starting in 2020. See this post on One Mile at a Time. Many people are upset with this. I’ve never had status on United or any other airline, so this doesn’t really affect my family’s vacation travel. […]

Next month, I’m going on my 10thcruise. Since cruising is a type of vacation I enjoy, I frequent several cruising message boards and Facebook groups. One statement I see frequently on these discussions is: “Carnival is the Walmart of cruise lines.” What does that mean, and is it true? Disclaimer: I have never sailed on […]

When my kids were younger and I had just quit my corporate job, we had to keep costs down as much as possible. We still managed a few vacations, but we had to pick the least expensive options whenever possible. If there was ever a question of if we would take the free option or […]

One travel dilemma that comes up often with families is the timing of a big trip to Disney World. Should we go now, or wait until upcoming new attractions are done? Are the kids at a good age now, or in a few years? Even if you use miles and points for airfare and hotel, […]

Royal Caribbean has been sprucing up its private island in The Bahamas, CocoCay. This year, the cruise line added a new dock, a water park and a huge lagoon pool and renamed the experience Perfect Day at CocoCay. Check out the video of this private island. It looks amazing! While most of the new features […]